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Edward George Rabil (1897-1974) was born in Hammana, Lebanon. He immigrated to Smithfield, North Carolina from Lebanon in 1909. At least one of Edward’s brothers, Abdallah George Rabil, also immigrated. The brothers lived in Smithfield for most of their lives. In 1921, Edward married Mary Farfour Shelby (1892-1986), who had also been born in Hammana. Edward and Mary owned and operated Ed’s Café in Smithfield for many years. Abdallah opened a department store in Smithfield.
Edward and Mary had two children, Edward George Rabil, Jr. (1923-2007) and Mitchell George Rabil (1924-1987). Edward Rabil Jr. married Cecil Mae Bradley and Mitchell Rabil married Gertrude “Trudy” Marie Carter. Carter and Stephen Rabil were among their children. This generation of Rabils pursued sports at the collegiate level.
The Rabil Family Papers contain official documents, newspaper articles, and photographs related to the Rabil family of Smithfield and their extended family throughout North Carolina. The collection has an emphasis on athletics.
This collection is arranged in the order it was received.
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
[Identification of item], Rabil Family Papers, KC 0029, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora
Gift of Mitchell Carter and Stephen Carter Rabil, 2014 October (Accession No. 2014.026).
Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Finding aid content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November. Finding aid created by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
This collection is made up of digitized materials and is open for research. The digital material in this collection is provided on the Khayrallah Center Archive’s website for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. For any questions regarding the materials, please contact the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu.
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[Identification of item], Rabil Family Papers, KC 0029, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.